JLPT N2 · 12 strokes
Kanji 階: "storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building"
The kanji 階 means "storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read カイ in on'yomi and きざはし in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
きざはし
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 513 of 2,501 |
Common words with 階
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 階段stairs; stairway; staircase
- 段階stage; step; phase · level; rank; grade; gradation
- 二階second floor; upstairs
- 階storey; story; floor · stairs
- 一階rez-de-chaussée · un étage
- 階級(social) class · rank; grade
- 三階third floor
- 階段を上るto go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
- 階層class; level; stratum; layer
- 階下lower floor; downstairs · bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
- 最上階top floor
- 階stairs · stairs at the front of a noh stage
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